TOWN OF I N D I A L A N T I C

Brevard County, Florida 32903

LOCAL PLANNING AGENCY/ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD

January 25, 2000      Indialantic Town Hall

MINUTES NO. 00-02

 

 

MINUTES OF A ZONING AND PLANNING BOARD MEETING HELD IN THE INDIALANTIC TOWN HALL ON JANUARY 25, 2000

 

Present

 

Thomas Kleving, Chairman

John MacNeill, Vice Chairman

Michael McCabe, Member

Michael Melhado, Member

Rick Bertel, Alternate

Brian Barber, Building Official

Ed Washburn, Town Planner

Barbara Brownlie, Secretary

 

 

Absent: 

 

Michael Ullmer, Member (excused)

 

1.   CALL TO ORDER AT 5:30 PM

 

Chairman Kleving called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.

 

2.      OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW MEMBER

 

Mr. Bertel was not present at this time.

 

3.      APPROVAL OF PRIOR MEETING MINUTES

 

A.     Minutes No. 00-01 - Regular Meeting – November 23, 1999

 

Mr. Melhado moved to approve Minutes No. 00-01.  Mr. MacNeill seconded.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

4.   REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS

 

A.     Review of Ordinance 00-1 for consistency with the Comprehensive Plan

 

Town Planner Ed Washburn explained that the Council had directed the Town Attorney to revamp the ordinance, incorporating three of the recommendations made by the Zoning & Planning Board. He advised that the ordinance is still consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, Policy 1.3, Objective 1, in the Future Land Use Element.

 

Mr. Washburn commented on a letter from Mr. Dubey which was distributed to the Board members.  Mr. Dubey’s letter expressed concern with clarification of the language used in paragraph 6, page 4.  Mr. Washburn advised that these issues need to be addressed by the Council.


 

The Board discussed the need to clarify the language differentiating between “merchandise sold” and “merchandise used for advertising purposes” to avoid conflict with enforcement in the future.

 

Mr. MacNeill declared that he had visited three businesses in the affected district, distributed copies of the ordinance to them and solicited their reactions.  He reported that two were in favor and one was not.

 

                  (At this point, Mr. Bertel joined the meeting and was sworn in as an alternate member.)

 

Annette Bernard, owner of Kite World, stated that she favored the ordinance and observed that some signage in the C-2 district is getting out of hand and that the rules should be consistent for all the businesses.

 

Mr. Kleving advised her that the signage is a Code Enforcement matter.

 

Paul Dubey,  Dubey’s T-Shirt Factory, stressed the importance of allowing outdoor display and requested clarification on parts of the ordinance.

 

Mr. MacNeill moved to find Ordinance 00-01 consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and to recommend that the Town Council request clarification from the Town Attorney on the language in Sec. 13-3(d)(6) to prevent possible enforcement difficulties. Mr. Melhado seconded.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

5.   REPORT FROM BUILDING OFFICIAL

 

      Mr. Barber presented reports for November and December 1999.

 

6.  REPORT FROM TOWN PLANNER

 

Mr. Washburn reported that the state is still reviewing the Comprehensive Plan and should get back to us shortly.

 

7.  PENDING AGENDA ITEMS

 

A.   Review of lighting in residential and commercial districts

 

8.  ADJOURNMENT

 

      The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM.

 

 

 

                                                                _______________________________

                                                                Thomas Kleving, Chairman

 

 

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Barbara Brownlie, Secretary